Hat holder



May 1, 192a 1,668,246

T. 'J. MERCHANT I HAT HOLDER Filed May 6. 1927 Tia/ms cf. [Vera/7471f Attomgy Invenlar Patented May 1, 1928.

UNITED STATES THOM AS J. MERCHANT, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.

HAT HOLDER.

Application filed May 6,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bat holders and aims to provide a highly novel, simple and inexpensive article of this character that may be readily carried within ones pocket for use in the hanging of hats upon the arms of chairs, the backs of church pews, rails of automobiles, or other places when a hat rack or stationary holder is not accessible.

By reason of the present invention, the hat may be readily hung upon a convenient support of various structures, to avoid the laying of the same upon the floor, church pew, automobile seat, desk or the like, wherein there is an ever present liability of the same dropping or blowing therefrom and subsequently reaching the floor or ground.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a highly novel, simple and extremely inexpensive holder for hats that may be readily and rigidly attached to the hat and disposed over a convenient support for retaining the hat in suspended condition.

In the drawing wherein there is disclosed two embodiments of the present invention--.- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of holder in use for sus ending a conventional hat from a support w llCll in this instance, is composed as of tubular construction.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the holder. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation disclosing the same as in folded condition, capable of insertion of the same within a pocket and without taking up much space therein, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a similarly. constructed holder of spring wire. a

First having particular reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, my novel holder consists of a spring metal hook 5 of general Cshape in design, one end thereof extending beneath the opposite end to provide a leg 6, said opposite end being turned over to provide a bead 7 to prevent the attaching of the member over which the hook is arranged.

The end of the leg 6 of this hook 5 is turned over to provide an eye 8 and loosely arranged therein is a ring 9. a r

The invention further consists of a hat clasp 10 formed of a single length of spring metal turned over upon itself to provide a pair of clasp jaws, within which the rim a end thereof, the end 0 1927. Serial No. 189,246.

of a conventionally constructed hat A may be inserted. The ends of the legs of this are turned over to provide beads 1111 clas so tliat the same will not scratch or tear the rim of the hat.

Furthermore, one of the legs of this clasp 10 is formed intermediate its ends with an outwardly bulged carrier 12 withinwhich the rolled or outturned ed e of the hat rim a will engage for obvious y preventing the binding of said rolled or turned edge and thus mar the appearance of the hat.

I In actual practice, therim of the hat is frictionally engaged between the jaws of the spring clas 10 after which the hook 5 is forced over t 1e arm of a chair, the back of a church pew, an automobile robe rail or thelike, designated enerally by the reference character B in is properly suspended from the support, so that there will be little or no liability of the same dropping upon the floor.

When the holder is not in use, the clasp 10- is swung up into the hook 5, so that the entire unit may be conveniently disposed within ones pocket.

In Fig. 4 there is disclosed a substantially identical hat holder, but in this instance, the

1g. 1. Thus the hat A same is constructed of s ring wire. and also I includes a hook 5' havin a leg 6' at one this leg being equipped with aneye 9 to which is pivotally attached a sprmg wire clasp 10', similar in construction to theclasp 10 in Figs.

1, 2 and 3 with the exception as hereinbefore stated, that the same is formed of spring wire.

The ends of the legs of this spring wire clasp 10' are bent outwardly as at 11'11 to permit of the easy insertion of the rim of the hat between the jaws thereof.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple and useful hat holder that is well adapted for all of the purposes heretofore designated,. and even thoughv I have herein shown and described but two preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that other embodiments may be had without afiecting the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is sleeve, and a-spring clasp formed of a strip of spring material bent over upon itself to provide a pair of jaws, one of which is substraight and the other having an stantialliy iate portion bent outwardly, the

interme juncture of the jaws receiving a portion of the link;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS J. MERCHANT. 

